Yithrôw — H3503

Definition

masculine proper noun

Jethro, Moses' father-in-law

1. Jethro = "his abundance"
2. father-in-law of Moses; also 'Jether'

Usually translated as

Jethro

Origin

from H3499 with pron. suffix; his excellence

• Derived from Yether (H3499)

Occurrences

Yithrôw occurs 9 times in 8 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (8)

• Exodus 3:1 — Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro (יִתְר֥וֹ) his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
• Exodus 4:18 — And Moses went and returned to Jethro (יִתְר֛וֹ) his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
• Exodus 4:18 — And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro (יִתְר֛וֹ) said to Moses, Go in peace.
• Exodus 18:1 — When Jethro (יִתְר֨וֹ), the priest of Midian, Moses’ father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;
• Exodus 18:2 — Then Jethro (יִתְרוֹ֙), Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,
• Exodus 18:5 — And Jethro (יִתְר֨וֹ), Moses’ father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:
• Exodus 18:9 — And Jethro (יִתְר֔וֹ) rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.
• Exodus 18:10 — And Jethro (יִתְרוֹ֒) said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
• Exodus 18:12 — And Jethro (יִתְר֨וֹ), Moses’ father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father in law before God.